The nation’s most-viewed properties highlight not only Australians’ obsession with luxury real estate, but our desire to find affordable homes that won’t break the bank.
The latest data has revealed the most popular properties on realestate.com.au in the past year, and mega-mansions in premium suburbs with record-breaking price tags have topped the list.
Historic homes on blue-ribbon streets, luxury estates with sprawling grounds and newly-built residences with all the mod-cons were among the properties Australians clicked on the most.
High-end homes dominated the lists of the most-viewed properties on realestate.com.au at the national level and across all the states, with curious Aussies keen to see inside expensive homes that few of us could ever dream of owning.
Huge mansions like this 44-acre Gold Coast estate were among the most-viewed properties on realestate.com.au in the past year. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
But at the other end of the spectrum, affordably-priced units also piqued the interests of buyers hoping to nab a bargain.
Mega-mansions and luxe homes excite property watchers
The most viewed property in Australia in the past year was a Toorak mansion that’s expected to break the Victorian price record, listed with a $96-105 million price range – that’s more than 100 times the price of a typical Australian home.
Most-viewed houses for sale in Australia
| Rank | Address | Suburb | State | Property views |
| 1 | 62 Clendon Road | Toorak | VIC | 83,266 |
| 2 | 8 Edwin Terrace | Gilberton | SA | 61,161 |
| 3 | 4 Bosc Court | Templestowe | VIC | 60,026 |
| 4 | 49-109 Tallebudgera Connection Road | Tallebudgera | QLD | 58,619 |
| 5 | 3 Victoria Avenue | Unley Park | SA | 49,793 |
| 6 | 170 Camelot Place | Bridgeman Downs | QLD | 48,859 |
| 7 | 29 Cooran Court | Noosa Heads | QLD | 47,569 |
| 8 | 8 Bay Street | Brighton | VIC | 43,435 |
| 9 | 29 Hawthorn Grove | Hawthorn | VIC | 39,728 |
| 10 | 307 Gympie Terrace | Noosaville | QLD | 38,223 |
Owned by the Myer family since 1903, the property known as ‘Cranlana’ was first purchased by Sidney Myer only a few years after he founded what would go on to become Australia’s largest department store chain.
The Toorak property Cranlana is expected to break the Victorian price record. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
Occupying a 1.14ha block – the largest in the suburb – the eight-bedroom, nine-bathroom home includes a ballroom, tennis court, pool and a leafy grounds filled with rare plants and a sunken garden.
Selling agent Marcus Chiminello of Marshall White Stonnington said it was an iconic Melbourne property.
“It’s steeped in significant history that has ties to the fundamentals of Melbourne, given the Myer family’s influence through the retail community and philanthropic work subsequently,” he said.
It's the largest private landholding in Melbourne's most expensive suburb. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
“It’s the largest private landholding in Toorak so that in itself is something that’s exceptionally scarce and near impossible to recreate.”
Of all its impressive features, the garden stands out the most, Mr Chiminello said. “It’s like you’re in the botanical gardens, but in your own backyard,” he said.
Its meticulously maintained gardens contain an extraordinary variety of rare plants. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
In second place was ‘Opus’, a 2018-built French provincial style mansion on a one-acre block in Gilberton in Adelaide’s inner north that’s packed with luxury amenities.
The deep block features tennis and basketball courts, a pool and terraced lawns, while the house itself includes a cellar with tasting room and a dedicated gym and sits on what the listing describes as a “mansion laden street”.
This luxury mansion sits on an acre of land in Adelaide's inner north. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
A six-bedroom house in Melbourne’s north east touted as Templestowe’s answer to Buckingham Palace was the third-most viewed property in Australia.
The three-year-old house includes a grand entry hall, home theatre, library and billiards room on an elevated 4000sqm landholding.
This recently-built palatial property in Templestowe was a hit with house hunters. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
But taking the cake when it comes to luxury and opulence was Bellagio La Villa, a European-style gilded mansion in Tallebudgera in the Gold Coast hinterland with $30-35 million price expectations that was the nation’s fourth most-viewed property.
The 10-bedroom home includes a living room with a 7.5m high ceiling and a five-car showroom, and 44-acre block property also features a three-bedroom guesthouse, horse stables and landscaping by celebrated designer Paul Bangay.
The fourth most-viewed property in Australia in the past year was a sprawling Gold Coast mansion on a huge block of land. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
“It is a mega-mansion,” said selling agent Lucy Cole. “It is exceptionally impressive and people are just curious.”
“The architecture is outstanding and it sits on massive land. It’s so incredibly imposing and people just want to view it.”
The luxury home Gold Coast home could potentially be a wedding venue or retreat. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
Also earning a place in the top 10 most-viewed listings were a $31 million resort-style Noosa Heads home with 48 metres of river frontage and an $18.8 million Hawthorn estate resembling an enchanted castle.
Top end of the market ‘coming out of hibernation’
Mr Chiminello said he expected a flurry of sales activity in the top end of the market in the months ahead after disruptive few months of public holidays and international trade ructions.
The fairytale exterior of this Hawthorn home enchanted property seekers. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
“Though we’re heading into winter, our market’s actually coming out of hibernation,” he said.
“We’ll find there’ll be less listings coming on, but far more transactions.”
Custom Call to ActionREA group executive manager of economics Angus Moore said the beginning of an interest rate cutting cycle has historically led to stronger price growth for more valuable homes.
“One of the things we often see in the housing market is that when prices are going up, the top end tends to outperform, and the reverse is true when prices are going down,” he said.
A Noosa Heads home with an impressive waterfront position clocked up huge numbers of views online. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
“As rates come down we may see a little bit more strength in home prices, and a bit more strength at the top end of the market.”
Penthouses and cheap units cause a stir
It was a different story in the unit market, where the types of homes generating the most views varied more compared with houses.
Most-viewed units for sale in Australia
| Rank | Address | Suburb | State | Property views |
| 1 | 5/34 Minchinton Street | Caloundra | QLD | 28,998 |
| 2 | 4/12 Clements Street | Drummoyne | NSW | 26,972 |
| 3 | 4701/443 Queen Street | Brisbane City | QLD | 26,136 |
| 4 | 1207/75 Shortland Esplanade | Newcastle | NSW | 25,678 |
| 5 | 8/23 Waruda Street | Kirribilli | NSW | 24,925 |
| 6 | 202/51 Merton Street | Sutherland | NSW | 23,620 |
| 7 | 8/300 Johnston Street | Annandale | NSW | 22,973 |
| 8 | 207/64 Wellington Street | St Kilda | VIC | 22,877 |
| 9 | 2/52 Willesden Road | Hughesdale | VIC | 22,484 |
| 10 | 5 Spalding Crescent | Goodna | QLD | 22,247 |
The top 10 most-viewed units included a luxury Brisbane penthouse that recently sold for $9.5 million, as well as an oceanfront whole-floor apartment in Newcastle.
Sweeping ocean views made this Newcastle apartment highly sought-after. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
Also ranking highly was a harbourfront apartment just a few doors down from the Prime Minister’s Sydney residence in Kirribilli, which offered sweeping views of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House.
An unbeatable view of Sydney Harbour made this Kirribilli apartment one of Australia's most popular units for sale. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
But topping the list of most-viewed units was a humble one-bedroom apartment in the Sunshine Coast suburb of Caloundra, which is priced at less than half a million dollars.
The furnished holiday rental is the cheapest unit currently on the market in the hot seaside suburb, where median unit prices rose 17% in the past year, and is just a 30-second walk to the beach.
This humble Sunshine Coast unit was viewed more than any other on the market in the past year. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
“We’re seeing the majority of interest coming from investors,” said selling agent Lachlan Anderson.
“There's’ a lack of stock on the market which due to supply and demand does push the prices up.”
It wasn’t the only affordable apartment to rate highly among property watchers, with a $650,000 two-bedroom unit in an over-55s complex in Drummoyne in Sydney’s inner west coming in second place.
A compact two-bedroom St Kilda apartment that sold for just $355,000 also earned a top 10 spot, as did a two-bedder in Sutherland in Sydney’s south.
Buyers fixated on fixer uppers and bargain buys
Filtering the data for homes priced below the median of their capital city reveals just how much Australians love a bargain property, especially amid the high interest rate environment and with the price of a typical home higher than ever.
Most-viewed affordable houses in each capital
| City | Most-viewed affordable house | Listing / sold price | Property views |
| Sydney | 70 Pembroke Street, Cambridge Park | $749,000 | 21,456 |
| Melbourne | 5 Panorama Road, Kalorama | $420,000 | 25,175 |
| Brisbane | 20 Neata Street, Corinda | $670,000 | 22,561 |
| Adelaide | 5 Limosa Court, Modbury North | $740,000 | 13,356 |
| Perth | 19 Ryland Road, Kelmscott | $589,000 | 25,581 |
| Hobart | 15 Harbroe Avenue, New Town | $630,000 | 9,718 |
| Darwin | 19 Tiwi Gardens, Tiwi | $420,000 | 8,273 |
| Canberra | 39 Bosworth Circuit, Kambah | $602,000 | 9,733 |
Many of the most-viewed properties priced lower than a typical home were located in the outer suburbs and were among the cheapest homes on the market, while others were sold in somewhat questionable condition.
The most-viewed affordable house in Sydney was this property in Cambridge Park in the outer west, on the market for $749,000. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
Mr Moore said many of Australia’s affordable property markets had been popular with buyers in recent years.
“We've seen prices hold up more in the affordable capitals, and more affordable parts of cities,” he said.
“That's consistent with the fact that housing affordability has been extremely challenging and so buyers have been looking in more affordable areas.”
This storm-damaged Melbourne home caught the attention of buyers seeking a bargain, selling for $420,000. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
Sydney’s most-viewed affordable house was a three-bedroom property in Cambridge Park, about 54km west of the CBD, which is on the market for $749,000 – about half the price of a typical Sydney property.
Several of the most viewed affordable Sydney homes were located on the Central Coast – a ‘satellite city’ included within the Greater Sydney region – while one leafy property was located in Elvina Bay, a suburb that’s only accessible by boat.
Most-viewed affordable units in each capital
| City | Most-viewed affordable unit | Listing / sold price | Property views |
| Sydney | 4/12 Clements Street, Drummoyne | $650,000 | 26,972 |
| Melbourne | 207/64 Wellington Street, St Kilda | $355,000 | 22,877 |
| Brisbane | 11 Audell Street, Manly West | $440,000 | 32,810 |
| Adelaide | 15/38 Gordon Street, Glenelg | $455,000 | 13,884 |
| Perth | 5/1 Minora Place, Rivervale | $170,000 | 23,650 |
| Hobart | 2/33 South Street, Bellerive | $415,000 - $430,000 | 9,279 |
| Darwin | 10/94 Woods Street, Darwin City | $365,000 | 6,675 |
| Canberra | 12/27 Leahy Close, Narrabundah | $400,000+ | 8,289 |
In Melbourne, the most popular affordable home in the city was a four-bedroom house in Kalorama near Mount Dandenong, on a large 2991sqm block which sold for just $420,000 last year.
The unpolished state of this Melbourne home drew bargain-hunters looking to update with cosmetic improvements. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
But the buyer would need to spend a lot more to make it habitable as it had suffered extensive storm damage, had gaping holes in the roof and lacked ceilings and internal walls in many rooms.
A four-bedroom house in Chelsea in the city’s east also ranked highly, attracting attention for its dilapidated state, which included a collapsing ceiling and a weed-filled swimming pool, not to mention the dirt bike parked in the kitchen.
A junk-filled Perth house selling in a hot suburb had buyers offering to purchase it without even stepping foot inside. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
Perth’s most-viewed affordable home went viral when it was offered to the market filled with abandoned possessions and junk after it was vacated by its previous owner. Selling agent Ash Swarts warned potential buyers “you better be prepared to get your hands dirty” and suggested the furniture remaining behind could be used as kindling for a fireplace.
The Kelmscott house sold for $589,000, with Mr Swarts receiving six offers to buy the property before the first open home had even been held.
It wasn’t the only affordable home in a damaged state to rank highly, with a fire-damaged house in Medina also getting plenty of views.
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Mr Moore said stability in construction costs may be giving some buyers more confidence in taking on renovation projects.
“Buying a fixer upper is going to be a more affordable purchase than a turnkey home, though of course you then have to put in the construction costs so it’s not as if it’s necessarily going to be that much cheaper overall.”
“Building costs are still very high, but they’re not growing as quickly as they were, so that might be starting to give people a little bit more comfort around picking up some of these fixer-uppers.”
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